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Surname
HUMPHREYS
Forename
John
Day
20
Month
04
Year
1910
Age
53
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Manvers Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Manvers Main Collieries Ltd
Location
Wath upon Dearne
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was helping to remove the fall of roof and secure a roadway when a second heavy fall in occurred, breaking a bar under which he was setting a prop. He was buried under a large quantity of loose shale.